Improvement in lamps



Patented Mar. 14,' 1871.-1

, No.f112,586.

To all4 luihom it niaytconcern i i jBe it known-that I, HENRY J GOEE, ofDubuque, inA the county ot Dubuquaand State 'of Iowa, have declare thatthe tbllowing is'a full, clear,aud exact description thereof',referencebeing` had to the accompanyingdrawing making part' of: thisspecilication, ;iu whichi 'Figure Lis a sectiontakencentrallythrougb myimproved bracket or hangingv lamp. y i

3 Figure 2 isa diametricalwsection Ythrough my ir'nproved standlamp.l y

Similar letters vof reference indicate corresponding partsin bothfigures. I

This invention relates' to that class of lamps whi ch has the wick-tubesinsulated ii'om the oil-reservoir, .but which are in communicationtherewith by means otsmallpipes ortubesL i l 'lhe .object 'of my`invention is to improve these lamps. i 'y 1 To" enable others skilledinthe art to understand my invention, I will describe its `constructionand operation. i

, `Injthe accomp anying drawing I have represented standlanpbuttisequally-applicable to pendants,

chandeliers, lanterns, and other `forms ot" lamps adapted `for burni g`light hydrocarbon oils. i The b racketelamp, `lig. 1, consists of` areservoir, A,

out horizontally `from said reservoir toand supporting a vertical,wickiftuba J.` i

` The pipe E forms a oil-reservoir and the ,wick-tube, and this pipe,maybe jointed, as at D, or it may be rigid. i

Y'lheiscrew-cap" `alito the feedliole of the reservoir "Ajis perforated,1toallowtheientrance of air to the reservoir, and to the bottom ot'this screw-cap a' a perforated basket, fr, is secured, whichwillfprevent the communication of flame with .theinterior ot thereservoir through the a-i1inlet`orifice. .f i

`Another ganzecchambeigc', is applied inside of' the pipe E. i i i i Theouter end of the pipe E is connected to the wick-tube J by means otjabox, Il, `the side got' which is finely perforated, or formed ot' wiregauze, for the i purpose of preventingtlame from communicating with theoil-reservoir through the pipe Il. f The wick-tube ismadeslghtly-larger'than the wick which itis designed 1fcceive, and the'lower end of i this tube terminates in an enlargement, J', which forms achamber-beneath the wicktube proper for receiving i the surplus wick, asclearly shown. The burner K,`w hicli .niay he of any of the-well knownor improved Aforms has a short dat tube, t, se-

J, and this ln'ildsf-the burnrrliuplace.

c o rrr, Ao ri 4nu B U c un, I-c w A.

i `invented a new and improved Lamp; and I dhereby- `my`inventiouappliedto a bracketflamp and also to a q applied toa stand-plate, B, and apipe, lil, extending communication between the.,

oil-reservoir A over the opening which leads `into thecured 'to it,which lits into the upper end of thel tubei l, letters .Patent Nb.`112,586, daad nach 1 4, 1871."

iMPeoir'EMENTiN LAMPS.Y

" Schedule :Hfen-ed to nfthese Letters Patent and making of the `same. i

will be seen, by reference to tig. 1, that the enlarged extension J'ofthe wick-tube will afford a sup.- por-t or leg for the lamp when it isput upon a table to till aud clean it.

`The lamp shown intig.-2 consists of a cylindrical oil-reservoir, A,having a passage vertically through it, into which is arranged thewick-tube J.

lhe cross-rods s s and theshort pipe E serve' as means" for; connectingthe reservoir .and 'wick-.tube -toget-her. j n

The lower endof the wick-tube J has a circular enlargement, J', on itslower end, which is externally screw-threaded, for securing thereservoir and its tube to a stand, T. The tube Ein this lamp is rigid.In all-other re.- spects this lamp ot' tig. 2 is constructed like thelamp of lig.1. V w

It willbe seen from the above description that Il have improved theinsulated wick-tube lamp; by the application of finely perforated metalor-ganzewire at levery point where lllame Wouldbe Vliable to` communi'-cate with the oil reservoir, thus making this classfot' lamps perfectlysafe.l

I have also proyided'xfor the use of wicks which are 'I longer than thewick-tubes by providing chambers 'bef low the Wickftubes forthereceptacl'e ot surplus wick.

I amaware 4that wire-gauze protectors have been applied in connectionwith the feed-opening, oil-outlet orifice, and other parts oi' lamps;and therefore'I do, not claim on this part of my lamp anything more thanthe special manner shown by me of applying such wire-v gauze protector.Nor do Iclaim any lamp in which theiexterior of the wick-tube is exposedto the fluid withiuthe oil-reservoir; but

What I do'claim as my invention, and desire to se.

eure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The flattened isolated wick-tube, one-side of vwhich is formed to agreater or lesser extent` of 4wiregauze, and said wire-gauze portioninclosed b y an en larged chamber, F, which connects with a small tube,E, leading from the oilreservoir,..all in' the manner herein describedand shown.

2. The'llattened wick-tube J, with the enlarged surplus wick-holdingtube portion J constructed and Witnesses i JUDsoN SgGrIArrx, y W. G.-GHAMBEnLAN.

